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Pumpkin Spice Season: Well, it's here, the annual onslaught of 'pumpkin spice' flavoured everything. I think that our excitement over this annual appearance reveals our attunement to seasonal foods. The delight in once a year foods is one we share with our earliest ancestors. Of course, those foods used to come from the earth, not the marketing department. The deep orange sweetness of pumpkin and other winter squashes, and warming, stimulating spices like ginger, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, are very much in tune with shortening days and cooler nights. I eat my squash in these pumpkin pancakes from Balanced Bites - bake the squash yourself to get it local, and cheaper! (and fine, here's a dairy and sugar free homemade pumpkin spice latte recipe if you must!)